Graphic Organizer: Revenge graphic organizer.doc Have students brainstorm times in their lives when they had to make a choice between taking revenge or showing mercy. Have them create a chart to show the effects of both options. They should compare their charts to Bacon's arguments.
DISCUSS:
Share out about a time when you had to choose between taking revenge and showing mercy. What do you think Bacon would have said to you? Would he have agreed or disagreed? Find a sentence or line from Bacon's "On Revenge" that would apply to your situation.
Write:
Having read Wiesenthal's account and related texts, write a two-page argument that takes a position on whether the Nazi soldier deserves forgiveness and that synthesizes information from two to three different sources.
Formulate a clear central claim (position).
Support claims with logical reasons.
Use evidence from multiple sources to support reasons.
Use evidence from 2-3 different texts read within unit (The Sunflower, Marcuse's essay page 207, Langer's essay page 186, Bacon's essay).
THINK/WRITE:
Graphic Organizer:Have students brainstorm times in their lives when they had to make a choice between taking revenge or showing mercy. Have them create a chart to show the effects of both options. They should compare their charts to Bacon's arguments.
DISCUSS:
Share out about a time when you had to choose between taking revenge and showing mercy. What do you think Bacon would have said to you? Would he have agreed or disagreed? Find a sentence or line from Bacon's "On Revenge" that would apply to your situation.Write:
Plan Essay